Path of Hurricane Matthew moving up the East Coast, October 2016. Sand from federal waters will be used as part of a hurricane and storm damage reduction project for Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida. Image credit: NOAA.

The Restoration Center has restored more than 2,000 projects nationwide. You can see what’s happening in your neck of the woods by using the Restoration Atlas, a one-stop review of NOAA’s collective restoration efforts around the country. Visit habitat.noaa.gov.

Ocean Infinity’s fleet of USVs and AUVs (worth close to $50M) is by far the largest UMV asset fleet out there for commercial use. These are just a few of their assets. Photo courtesy of SeaTrepid International, LLC. (SeaTrepid has partnered with Ocean Infinity to develop a multiple autonomous vehicle program.)

Deep ocean temperatures were generally high throughout the Paleocene and Eocene, with a particularly warm spike at the boundary between the two geological epocs around 56 million years ago. Temperatures in the distant past are inferred from proxies (oxygen isotope ratios from fossil foraminifera). "Q" stands of Quarternary. Graph by Hunter Allen and Michon Scott, using data from the NOAA National Climatic Data Center, courtesy of Carrie Morrill.

World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. Every June 8 thousands of people across the world take action for our oceans and celebrate their connection to the sea. Last year hundreds of organizations got involved by hosting World Oceans Day events.

The theme for World Oceans Day 2017 is “Our Oceans, Our Future,” with a conservation action focus on encouraging solutions to plastic pollution and preventing marine litter for a healthier future.

Youth engagement will also be a major focus this year. Youth make up nearly one-half of the world’s population. By supporting youth leaders, we are supporting the ocean leaders of the future. Through the World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council and other collaborative youth leadership initiatives, youth are helping shape the development of World Oceans Day, providing new and unique perspectives, ideas, and recommendations that help us, individually and collectively, expand the reach and impact of World Oceans Day on June 8th and year-round.

The World Oceans Day site serves as a central coordinating platform for World Oceans Day, with new free resources each year and inspiring ideas for everyone – no matter where you live – to celebrate World Oceans Day on June 8, and year-round. The World Oceans Day site also has a number event ideas, merchandise and more. Submit your event to spread the word and let the world know how you’re celebrating! Sign up for the World Oceans Day newsletter to receive regular updates leading up to June 8. Together, let's continue to take action and inspire others to care for our oceans!

Follow @WorldOceansDay on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram Please feel free to contact World Oceans Day Coordinator, Samantha Mackiewicz, if you have any questions @ SMackiewicz@theoceanproject.org

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Litter such as plastic detergent bottles, crates, buoys, combs, and water bottles blanket Kanapou Bay, on the Island of Kaho'olawe in Hawaii. This region is a hot-spot for marine debris accumulation. Because of its remote location, removal is difficult, resulting in beaches that look more like a landfill. Photo courtesty of the NOAA Debris Removal Program.

A sea turtle named Shelley is released on 27 July 2014 from the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Melbourne Beach, Florida as part of the 2014 Tour de Turtles. Photo credit: Two-Head Video courtesy of Sea Turtle Conservancy.